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Will it harm if I update my src tree & ports tree at the same time (via the same anoncvs server) ?

With the added congestion you are adding to the connection, & the fact that a single server is handling both requests, you will likely not update your local trees in half the time.

True, but in this instance, the repeated warning message is referring to /cvs. This is usually the root of the repository. I think, in this case, either an incorrect cvs update command was executed, or (if used) $CVSROOT was incorrectly set. We haven't seen the commands used to produce the error, nor the $CVSROOT if set, so ... I wouldn't be able to confirm one or the other.

Odds favor the repository behaving correctly. Which means ... odds are long that there was a typo in either the -d option or the $CVSROOT if used.

Last edited by jggimi; 28th June 2012 at 01:01 AM.
Reason: typos, clarity.